TIME-DEPENDENCE OF FRESNEL DIFFRACTION OF ULTRASHORT LASER-PULSES BY A CIRCULAR APERTURE

Authors
JIANG ZP JACQUEMIN R EBERHARDT W
Citation
Zp. Jiang et al., TIME-DEPENDENCE OF FRESNEL DIFFRACTION OF ULTRASHORT LASER-PULSES BY A CIRCULAR APERTURE, Applied optics, 36(19), 1997, pp. 4358-4361
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
36
Issue
19
Year of publication
1997
Pages
4358 - 4361
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1997)36:19<4358:TOFDOU>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We report on the time dependences of the Fresnel diffraction of ultras hort laser pulses by a circular aperture. The diffraction leads to a p ulse delay, time shape change, pulse broadening, and peak power decrea se. These effects may have to be taken into account whenever critical thresholds are encountered as, for example, in nonlinear optics or las er fusion. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.